Ralph Cram, President of Envoy Net Lease Partners, LLC, is seeing dramatic change in the net lease space in 2021: in the past couple months he’s seen cap rates with 25 to 35 basis point drops on active deals, increased 1031 exchange activity and robust interest in net-lease properties.
“What we’ve really seen in the last six months is the demand for investment-grade, net-lease properties has skyrocketed — partly because people aren’t buying nonessential or non-investment-grade tenants.”
There is a supply constraint though: with many 2020 projects delayed, Cram anticipates 12 months before supply can reach the market — making for a tight market.
Finance criteria for net lease clients, construction loan programs, development risks, outlining the process for lending overall and 2021 goals are concepts covered in this .
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